Magazine-firearm.



No. 703,520. Patented July 1, I902.

E. P. BEBGMAN & A. E. RENABD.

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Patented July I, 1902. E. P. BEBGMAN & A. E.' RE'NARD.

MAGAZINE FIREARM.

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THE noRms PErERs co., lmmcxLln-un,v WASHINGTON, b. c.

U IT D STATES ERICK P. BERGMAN'AND ARTHUR-E. RENARD, or iooNooRDIA,":KAns s.

MAGAZINE-FIREARM.

SPECIFICATION, formingpart of Letters Patent No. 703,520, dated; July 1, :1902.

Application filed December 9,1901. serial No- 85,2 55. (N6 model) To all?) whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ERICK P. BERGMAN and ARTHUR Er RENARD, citizens of the United States, residing at Concordia, in the.

county of Cloud and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Firearms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to firearms, the im provements being directed toward providing a magazine-firearm, the action being applicable to either shotguns, rifles, pistols, or

ordnance of the breech-loading type, in which" a breech block or bolt is slid longitudinally backward to eject and forward to insert the cartridge in the barrel, a concealed hammer being released to fire the cartridge when the breech-block reaches the limit of its forward movement, also to provide a firearm the construction of the'action being such that by a pull upon the trigger the hammer will be. cooked, a breech-block unlocked, slid backward longitudinally to withdraw and eject the cartridge-shell, an oscillating carrierreceivinga cartridge from one of the magazines and placing the same in line with the bore of the barrel to be engaged by the breech-block,

which'inserts the cartridge in thesbarrel, af-- ter which the breech -bl0ck is lockedbya breech-block lever," the hammer being. re-

leased to explode the cartridge, after which -the trigger is restoredto itsinitial position.

The invention providesa magazine-firearm with two magazines located beneath thebar provides means whereby the cartridge-carrier' engages stop-bars or catches having inwardprojecting endswhich hold the cartridges in the magazines, said'stop b'ars being moved to one side, out of the path of the cart-ridges, when the cartridge-carrier is in line with the particular magazine from which the cartridges are fed.

The invention also includes certain details of construction and combination of parts, as will hereinafter appear.

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The accompanying drawings illustrate one embodiment of ourinvention. V

Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a firearm constructed in accordwith our invention, the samebeing shown in this instance as a pistol. Fig. 1" isa'fragmentary vie'wof the end of th'eframe and breechlolock. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, one of the side andgrip plates being removed, the casing for the magazine beingdrawn outto expose the cartridge-tubes, and'the action is positioned as after firing. Fig. 3,is a side elevation, the casing of" the nppermagazine-tube being partly in section and the action being positioned as it is when the breech-block reaches the limit of its backward movement. Fig. A: is a sectional-view from the left-hand side of the arm. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sec'tionon a line with the upper magazine. Fig. 6 refersto views of the breech-block, the upper figure showing the latch projected beyond the breech-block, as it would be when a part of the latch is engaged by the .breecli-block' lever. Fig. 7 shows a side and a front View of the ham- Fig.'8' shows a sideand a rear eleva Lion of thebreech-blocklever. Fig. 9shows a side and a front view of the sear. Fig. 10 shows aside and a front view ofthe cartridgecarrler actuator. Fig; 11 is, a side elevation of the trigger,-ilsknock-off, and push -bar, thefhammer and cocking-lever :being shown in dotted' lines. Fig. 12 -is aside and ajpl'an view of the cartridge carrier and lifter. 13 is a side elevation, partly in section, the action being shown as after firing in full lines, the dottedlines showing the range of movement of the'seve'ral parts; and Fig. 14: is a detail view of a part of the frame, with the side plate andbreech-block removed.

The frame which carries the action may be shaped to conform to the particular type of firearm to which the improvements are applicable, and in the'present application the invention is illustrated as applied to a pistol,

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the frame constituting the breech and inclos- 14 of the breech and the ends of the tubes 15 on the left-hand side have recesses to receive inward-bent ends of a pair of flat stop-bars or catches 16, which lie in slots through the side plate of the frame. The stop-bars 16 are attached to springs 17, which project inward beyond the inner face of the side plate to be engaged by the cartridge-carrier,which moves the bent ends of the bars out of the path of the cartridges which are fed from the magazines. The under side of the upper horizontal portion of the frame has a recess 18 to receive a catch 27 on the latch 26 of the breechblock. The frame is also provided, to one side of the breech-block, with a rib or feather l9,which enters a longitudinal recess 19 in the breech-block and, with the frame, holds the breech-block against other than a longitudinal movement. A stop or projecting portion at the forward end of the rib and a shoulder 20 on the breech-block engage to limit the forward movement of the breech-block. A set-screw 20 is provided to limit the upward oscillating movement of the cartridge-carrier. The trigger-guard, grip-frame, a recess 72 above the front portion of the triggerguard for the front end of the cocking-lever are each intogral with the frame, and one of the side plates of the frame has a stud 21, with which the knock-off pawl 22 of the trigger engages, as well as studs, on which are placed the oscillating parts of the action.

The longitudinally-movable breech-block 23 has a cartridge-extractor 24, a firing-pin 25, and a latch 26, which is fulcrumed to lie partially within a recess in said block. The catch 27 of the latch 26 is forced below the plane of the upper face of the breech-block by a spring 28, attached to the upper face of the breech-block,w11ich spring holds the catch 27 out of the recess 18 when not-otherwise actuated. The latch 26 has at its forward end a horn 29, which is shaped so that its upper surface, which is below the breech-block, will be engaged by one of the laterally-projecting end portions of the breech-block lever to move the horn downward, which places the catch in the recess 18 and locks the breechblock when the breech-block and its operating-lever reach the limit of their forward movement. The first movement of the breechblock lever rearward moves its end out of engagement with the horn and intoa recess 30, the spring 28 releasing the latch. The front wall of the recess 30 in the breech-block has an angular part 31, against which the extreme end of the breech-block lever 44 will abut at the limit of its forward movement to provide an auxiliary lockin conjunction with the latch. The opening or slot in the breech-block which receives the latch 26 is above the upper end of the hammer, and at the forward end of the slot is the butt of the firing-pin 25. The under side of the latch, which is pivoted to the breech-block, is curved, as shown, and when the breech-block is forward or against the breech the upper end of the hammer when released moves in close proximity to the curved under side of the latch and will force the catch in its recess before the hammer can strike the firing-pin. The depending portion of the latch and its horn are to one side of the main portion of the slot, out of the path of the hammer. The depending portion of the latch 26 is in line with the upper member 37 of the cartridge-carrier 35, and as the breech-block is moved rearward it will contact with said member and raise the forward end of the cartridge-carrier, and the carrier cannot be lowered until the breech-block is moved forward sufficiently to clear the projecting portion of the cartridge-carrier. The cartridge-carrier 35 is lowered bya spring 47, which bears against the depending member 38, said spring ,being attached to the cartridge-lifter actuator 40.

The frame is constructed .to receive a removable side plate 32, and in rear of the breech the frame on its inner side is rounded, said rounded portion terminating at a shoulder 33, against which the rim of the shell will strike when drawn out of the breech by the extractor. The shell may also be engaged and forced upward by a cartridge as it is being raised by the cartridge-carrier. The shell is thrown to one side, out of the opening provided, when the breech-block is retracted.

The cartridge-carrier35is pivoted on a stud 36 and has adjacent to its bearing projecting members 37 and 38, the upper member ongaging the set-screw 20 to limit the upward movement of the cartridge-carrier, the lower member 38 being engaged by a spring 47 of the cartridge-lifter actuator 40, which is pivoted on the stud 41, which also carries the sear. The oscillating cartridge-carrier has a longitudinal recess, which is closed on one side by a spring 42, the forward end of the spring being enlarged to engage the plates 16 and move the ends thereof out of line with the bore of the magazines as the cartridgecarrier is moved over said plates. Between the spring 42 and the frame of the cartridgecarrier is passed the reduced body portion of the breech-block lever 44, and the side of the cartridge-carrier opposite the spring has a recess, in which the hammer moves to be in line with an offset 43, against which the hammer may impinge in case the cartridge-carrier is not fully lowered when the hammer is released. The cartridge-carrier is raised when the breech-block is near the limit of its rearward movement.

The shoulder 45 of the breech-block lever 44 moves the cartridge-lifter actuator 40 by engaging its horn 46 to move the tang 39 against the action of the spring 47. The tang 39 at its end has a shoulder which engages the inclined portion 47 of the cartridge-carrier, and when the cartridge-carrier is raised the tang will engage the rear edge of the depending portion 48 of the cartridge-lifter 49, raise the same so that its forward end will engage a cartridge and position it in line with the bore of the barrel. The cartridge-lifter shoulder 45, the tang 39, which is integral,

with the horn, being moved toward the de pending portion 48 of the cartridge-lifter by the spring. The end of the horn lies between a side plate of the frame and a recess in the side of the breech-block lever.

When the upper magazine contains a cartridge, the cartridge-carrier is held in line therewith by a hook 51, which is thrownin the path of a laterally-projecting catchepin 52 on the side adjacent to the end of the carrier by a spring 53. The hook 51 is pivoted to the depending portion 14 of the frame, and when the cartridges are; exhausted fronrthe upper magazine a lug 54 on the follower therein will engage the front of the upper end of the hookand throw the catch end out of the path of the catch-pin 52, allowing the cartridge-carrier to be lowered in line with the lower magazine to receive cartridges therefrom. The extreme downward movement of the cartridge-carrier is limited by the stud 21,

which projects from the side piece of the frame. A plate 55, the forward edge of which is partially cut away, is attached to the side plate of the frame, said plate limiting the inward movement of the stop-bars 16, and one of the ends of the cartridge-carrier is shortened to clear the inwardly-proj ectin g ends of the stop-bars. I

The magazine-tubes 15 15 contain springactuated followers, which are held therein by flanges onthe ends of the covering-tubes, said tubes being connected at their rear ends to limit their outward movement by engagement with the band attached to the end of the barrel. The band or holder has a springcatch 56, which engages perforations in the covering tubes to hold the same extended when filling the magazines and over the magazines whenthe outer perforation is engaged by the catch. The magazine-tubes 15' have side slots with enlarged openings for insertiug the cartridges,'and when the coveringtubes are drawn outward they carry the spring-actuated followers beyond said openlngs. I 1

The trigger 57 is mounted on a stud 58 and has pivoted thereto a knock-off pawl 22, which has a catch or projection 59 for engagement with the spur 60 of the breech-block lever to swing or throw its upper end rearward and project the breech-block. When the lever has been thrown by the pawl 22, the flat portion 61 of the pawl, which has a curved edge, contacts withthe stud 21, which throws the pawl out of engagement with the spur 60, and as soon as the pawl 22 clears the breech-block lever a spur 62 on the push-bar 62, which is blocktoward the breech and the latch against its springto lock the breech-block, the cartridge-carrier, which has beenraised in the meantime, being lowered .by the spring 47. The scar 67 is moved to release the hammer, the sear being disengaged from the notch in the hammer by its stud 66, which rides upon the shoulder of the breech-block lever 44, which shoulder is so positioned that the sear will be lifted to release the hammer when the breech-block lever is at the limit of its forward movement. The trigger is provided with a spring 22, which is seated in a recess in the trigger to bear against the knock-off pawl 22 and moves the same on its pivot toward the breech-block lever, except when the knock-off pawl engages the stud 21, which projects from the side plate of the frame. The

spring allows the knock-off pawl to slide over the'spur 60 on the lever 44 as the trigger is moved forward. e

The trigger 57 is moved forward or restored to its initial position by a spring 64, which engages the end of the push-bar.

The trigger'57 has offsets 68 and 69, and aboveits stud 58 is a cocking-lever 70, which is fulcrumed on a pin 71; Aspring 72 in the recess 72 throws the end farthest from the pivot-pin downward. The cocking-lever has a depending portion, which carries a spring actuated pawl 73 for engagement with the notch 74 in the hammer 75, the pawl setting the hammer by a pull upon the trigger, the rearward movement of the trigger cooking the hammer, and as soon as the hammer has been cooked the pawl 73 will be disengaged from the notch 74. After the hammer has been cooked the offset 68 will pass the shoulder of the cocking-lever and enter the curved recess on its under side. The'front'oifset 69 of the trigger abuts against the forward portion of thecocking-lever tolimit the forward movement of the trigger.

The parts of the action are so organized that on pulling the trigger the hammer is started on its rearward movement, followed by the breech-block lever, which being disengaged from the horn 29 allows the spring 28 of the latch 26 to throw the catch 27 out of the recess 18 to unlock the breech-block, which being moved rearward by its lever extracts the shell. The cartridge-carrierand cartridge-lifter place a cartridge in line with the bore of the barrel. The knock-off pawl 22,

which is pivotedto the trigger, is disengaged from the breech-block lever, after which the engages the breech-block lever to change the direction of its movement and force the breech-block toward the breech. The breechblock in its forward movement engages the cartridge and forces it into the breech of the barrel. When the breech is closed,the breechblock lever completes its forward movement, engaging the horn 29 of the latch to force the latch against the action of its spring, locking the breech-block. The cartridge-carrier commences its downward movement when the tang 39 of the cartridge-lifter actuator 40 is moved out of engagement with the cartridgelift and the carrier, such movement taking place after a cartridge is partially inserted in the breech by the breech-block. When the breech-block isat the limit of its forward movement, the breech-block lever moves toward the end of the horn of the latch and throws the latch against the action of its spring to lock the breech-block. Before the breech block is locked the spring on the cartridge-lift actuator moves the cartridgecarrier downward to a position opposite one of the magazines. The cartridge-carrier on its downward movement pushes one of the stop bars or catches 16 aside, so that cartridges may be fed from the magazine in line with the cartridge-carrier. As the cartridgecarrier is forced downward by a spring its range of movement may be cut off opposite either magazine, and by providing a springactuated carrier and an intermediate stop for the same we are enabled to use two magazines maintained one below the other in line with the barrel.

When both magazines contain cartridges, the hook 51 will be projected by its spring 53 into the path of the pin 52 on the cartridgecarrier. The pin engaging the hook will limit the swing of the cartridge-carrier and effect a stoppage of its downward movement when opposite the upper magazine.

When the upper magazine, from which the cartridges are first fed, is emptied, the lug 54 on the follower will engage the upper end of the hook 51 and move it against the action of its spring 53, placing the hook out of the path of the pin, which permits the forward end of the cartridge-carrier to be lowered to a point where it will receive cartridges from the lower magazine.

The movements of the parts of the action and of the feed are effected by a direct pull on the trigger. There is no lost motion or material change of pull upon the trigger when unloading, loading, and firing the arm.

If desired, the breech-block may have a hole to receive a pin for engagement with the end of the latch, and thus prevent the breechblock being moved by the trigger or otherwise when the latch is locked by the pin.

In an arm of the character described the firing-pin of the breech-block bears upon an empty shell, and a cartridge is not inserted until the trigger has been pulled to retract the breech-block. Therefore the arm cannot be accidentally discharged save by a full movement of the trigger.

A person using the arm can readily tell by observing the position of the stop-plates on the side of the frame from which magazine the cartridges are being fed. A pistol made in accord with the invention is fiat and does not greatly exceed the thickness of the barrel.

Modifications as to the shape of the parts may be made, and we do not limit ourselves to the exact configuration of the parts shown, except where specifically claimed, the drawings being taken as showing a single practical embodiment of the invention.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a magazine-firearm, the combination with a frame having a recess above the breechblock, of a longitudinally-sliding breechblock, a brecch-block-locking latch pivoted to the breech-block and entering the recess, a spring attached to the breech-block engaging the latch to move the same out of the recess, and a breech-block lever which moves the latch which enters the recess against the action of the spring.

2. In a magazine-firearm, a frame in which is mounted a sliding breech-block, a recess in the frame above the' breech-block, a latch pivoted to the breech-block and entering the recess, a spring rigidly attached to the breechblock its free end engaging the latch above and to the rear of the pivot upon which the latch swings, a breech-block lever which engages the latch to move it against the action of the spring, mechanism for oscillating the lever to reciprocate the breech-block and move the latch into engagement with the recess at the limit of its forward movement.

3. In an action for firearms, the combination of a longitudinally-sliding breech-block, an operating-lever having spurs, a trigger, pawls pivoted to the trigger to successively engage the spurs on the lever on opposite sides of its pivot, one of the pawls moving the lever rearward and the other forward as the trigger is swung on its pivot.

4. In an action for firearms, the combination of a longitudinally-slidin g breech-block, a breech-block lever, a trigger, pawls pivoted to the trigger to successively engage the breech-block lever, one pawl moving the lever and the breech-block rearward, the other pawl moving the lever and the breech-block forward, the breech-block being engaged and locked by the lever at the limit of its forward movement, the movements being effected by a direct pull upon the trigger.

5. In an action for firearms, the combination of a sliding breech-block, a latch pivoted to the breech-block, projections on the latch which extend on opposite sides of the pivot of the latch above and below the breechblock, a lever which engages the forward and lower projection of the latch, spurs on the lever, a trigger, pawls pivoted to the trigger for successive engagement with the spurs on the latch, spurs and an eccentric shoulder on the lever, a trigger, pawls pivotally attached to the trigger to successively engage the spurs, a hammer, ailocking-lever raised by the trigger to cock the hammer, and a searengaged bythe shoulder of the breech-block lever when the lever reaches the limit of its forward movement to release theihammer.

7. In an action for firearms, a trigger having an offset or projecting portion, a cookinglever having a shoulder which isengaged by said offset, a pawl carried by the cocking-lever, a hammer having a notch with which the pawl engages to cook the hammer, a sear, anda breech-block lever which engages the sear-and disengages it from the hammer at the limit of the forward movement of the 9. In anaction for firearms, a frame having studs or bearings forthe oscillating parts ofv the action, a stud which projects from one side of theframe,.areciprocating breechblock, a breech-block lever, anda hammer mounted on the same stud or bearing that carries the breech-blocklever, a trigger havi ing pawls for oscillating the breech-block lever, the stud ,whichrprojects from the sideof the frame being in the path of the upper pawl on the trigger,-a spring engaging the lower pawl of the trigger,a cocking-lever in line with the hammer which is engaged by the trigger tocock the hammer, and a sear which is disengaged from the hammerby the breechbloek lever, substantially as set forth.

10. In an action forfirearms, aframe having studs or bearings for the oscillating parts-of the actionand a projection or stud 21, a re 'cipro'cating breech-block,-a breech-block lever and a hammermounted on the same stud one alongside of the other, a sear for holding the hammer cocked, a projecting portion on the sear which is engaged by the breech-block lever to release the sear from-the hammer, a

trigger, two pawls on the trigger in the same plane as the breech-block lever, the upper pawl, being in the pathof the stud 21, a cocking-lever mounted in line with the hammer, thetrigger raising the cocking-lever to cook the hammer, substantially as shown.

11, In an action for firearms, the combination of a trigger,a pawl pivoted to the upper portion of the trigger, a stud which projects from the frame in the path of the upper pawl, a reciprocating breech-block, a lever having a spur which is engaged by the pawl to oscillate or move rearward the upper endof the lever and thereby move rearward the breechblock,.a second pawl pivoted to the trigger below thepawl which engages the stud, spurs on the lever and lower pawl which engage to effect a forward movement of the lever and breech-block, a spring engaging the lower pawl to move. the trigger forward, a hammer mounted on the same stud as the lever, a

cocking-lever which is raised to cook the.

path of the lever to be engaged thereby when the lever reaches the limit of its forward movement, the parts being organized substantially as shown.

, 12. In an action for firearms, a longitudinally-movable breech-block, a latch, cartridge-extractor and firing-pin carried by the breech-block, a breech-block leveranda hammer both mounted on the same stud one along side of the other, a cocking-lever having a selfreleasing pawl which cooks the hammer, a

spring in direct engagement with the hammer, asear for holding the hammer cocked, a shoulder on the breech-block lever which raises the sear when the breech-block islocked, pawls pivoted to the trigger one below the other for oscillating the breech-block lever, a spring seated in the trigger to bear against the upper pawl, a stud on the frame for moving the up- ICC per pawl against the action of its spring, anda spring which en gages the lower pawl to move the same and the trigger forward, substantially as shown.

13. In a magazine-firearm, the combination witlrtwo magazines positioned one below the other beneath the barrel, of a cartridge-carrier fulcrumedso that its forward vend may be positioned below either of the magazines, and means actuated by a follower in the upper magazine to arrest the downward movement of the carrier.

, 14. In a magazinefirearm, the combination with magazines positioned one below the other and beneath the barrel, of an oscillating cartridge-carrier, a stud on the end of said carrier, a hook which is spring-actuated in the path of the stud, and a lug on the follower of the upper magazine which engages the hook to move the same out of the path of the stud on the carrier, substantially as shown.

15. In a magazine firearm, thecombination withjtnagazines positioned one below the other beneath the barrel, a longitudinally-sliding breech-block having a portion which depends below the same, of a cartridge-carrier having a part in the path of the depending portion of the breech-block and a depending part below the fulcrum of the cartridge-carrier, a spring which engages the depending part of the cartridge-carrier, a cartridge-lifter pivoted to the cartridge-carrier, a breech-block lever, and a tang which is swung on its pivot by the lever to raise the cartridge-lifter when the cartridge-carrier has been raised by the breech-block.

16. In a magazine-firearm having two magazines one below the other beneath the barrel, a breech-block movable in line with the barrel, a latch pivoted to the breech-block and provided with a portion which extends below the breech-block, a breech-block lever operatively connected to the breech-block, a cartridge-carrier fulcrumed to be movable over each of the magazines, projecting portions on the cartridge-carrier adjacent to its fulcrum one of the projecting portions being in the path of the depending portion of the latch, a spring engaging the other projecting portion of the cartridge-carrier, and a hook movable in the path of the end of the cartridge-carrier to be engaged thereby when the upper magazine contains a cartridge, the hook being moved out of line with the carrier when engaged by the follower in the upper magazine.

17. Inamagazine-firearm,havingtwomagazines beneath the barrel, a spring-actuated follower having a laterally-projecting lug, a spring-actuated hook which is engaged by the follower to move the hook against the action imparted thereto by its spring, a cartridgecarrier operatively connected to the action and movable past the ends of the magazines, a stud on the carrier which engages the hook when moved by its spring, a projection on one side of the carrier, cartridge-restraining bars which are moved beyond the magazines by the carrier, substantially as set forth.

18. In a firearm, a hammer having notches with which a spring and a sear engage,a notch on 1ts opposite side with which a pawl on a cocking-leverengages,areciprocatingbreechblock, abreech-block lever on the same stud as the hammer, a shoulder on the lever for disengaging the sear from the hammer, a cocking-lever engaged by the trigger to move the hammer against the action of its spring, a stud on the frame, a knockoff-pawl carried by the trigger so that it will engage the stud and be released from the lever, a push-bar pivoted on the trigger, and a spring which engages the push-bar, for the purpose set forth.

19. In afirearm having magazines beneath the barrel, the combination of a longitudinally-reciprocating breech-block maintained in line with the barrel, a breech-block lever and a hammer both fulcrumed on the same stud, a cartridge-carrier fulcrumed so that its forward end when the breech-block is moved rearward, substantially as set forth.

20. In a firearm having magazines one below the other, a frame having a spring-actuated hook one end of which is in line with the upper magazine, a lug on the followerin the upper magazine, a cartridge carrier which is engaged by the hook to limit its downward movement when the lug on the follower is held away from the hook by acartridge in the upper magazine, a pair of cartridge-restraining bars which converge from the ends of the magazines toward the stud upon which is pivoted the cartridge-carrier, and means on the cartridge-carrier for moving the ends of the bars beyond one side of the ends of the magazines.

21. In a firearm, two magazines maintained beneath a barrel one below the other,a breechblock slidable to and from the barrel in line with its axis, an oscillatory lever which engages the breech-block, an oscillatory cartridge-carrier fnlcrumed to have a range of movement from the lower magazine to the barrel, an oscillatory hammer mounted on the same stud as the breech-block lover, a cocking-lever fulcru med forward of the trigger and provided with a pawl, a trigger pivoted below the cocking-lever, pawls on the trigger to oscillate the breech -bl0ck lever, and a sear positioned to be disengaged from the hammer by the breech-block lever, the parts being organized substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

22. In a magazine-firearm provided with magazines one below the other parallel with the barrel, a longitudinally-movable breechblock having a depending portion, a breechblock lever for reciprocating the breechblock, a concealed action therefor operated solelyby the trigger, a cartridge-carrier engaged by the depending portion of the breechblock, the breech-block to effect an upward movement of the cartridge-carrier, a spring for moving the cartridge-carrier downward, a pivoted stop for the carrier which is moved out of its path by the follower in the upper magazine,anda fixed stop or projection on the frame which incloses the action with which the carrier engages to limit its downward movement when receiving cartridges from the lower magazine, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ERICK P. BERGMAN. ARTHUR E. RENARD. \Vitnesses:

W. W. BOIVMAN, R. M. SWIFTE.

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